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Universal franchise for prisoners CPRP asks EC to implement programme

By Editor July 19, 2019Articles, Local

The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP), yesterday (17), requested the Election Commission (EC) to create and implement a practical programme of action, to allow suspects-cum-prisoners the right…

Welikada Prison riot in 2012

By Editor June 2, 2019Local, News

The Welikada prison riot in 2012 killed around 20 inmates leaving more than 15 injured, yet no concrete action has been taken yet, despite a lapse of six years. The…

Lawyers group throws down the gauntlet

By Editor April 10, 2019Events, Local

The Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) organisation announced that they would if necessary challenge President Maithripala Sirisena’s proposed lifting of the moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty imposed on…

Indian Law Commission recommends abolition

By Editor April 10, 2019Local

The Law Commission of India whilst recommending the abolition of the death penalty for all crimes other than terrorism related offences and waging war, expressed hope that the movement towards…

No more a deterrent than life imprisonment Law Comm. of India

By Editor April 8, 2019Local

By Ruwan Laknath Jayakody The Law Commission of India noted that the death penalty does not serve the penological goal of deterrence any more than life imprisonment. In their August…

Call for immediate action on assault of prisoners at Angunakolapalessa Prison in Sri Lanka

By Editor April 8, 2019Articles, Interviews, Local

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8pyD7EW0AI On 16th January 2019,leaked video footage was released to the media, showing brutal and systematic assault on detainees at the Angunakolapalessa prison in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The…

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